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US 6,802,529 B2Granted
Airbag system
AssigneeTakata Corporation
InventorsAkifumi Takedomi, Takeshi Kurimoto
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Abstract
An airbag system includes an airbag, and a gas generator for generating gas to inflate the airbag. The airbag further includes an inner bag to be inflated first and disposed inside the airbag, and a check valve for preventing the gas from flowing from the inner bag to the airbag. In the airbag system, after the inner bag is inflated, the gas is supplied to the airbag to inflate the same.
Claims6
An airbag system for protecting an occupant, comprising:
- an airbag,
- an inner bag disposed inside the airbag,
- a gas generator for generating gas to inflate the airbag and the inner bag,
- means for first providing the gas to the inner bag connected to the gas generator, said providing means providing the gas between the airbag and the inner bag to inflate the airbag after the inner bag is inflated, and
- a check valve attached to the inner bag for preventing the gas from flowing out of the inner bag into the airbag when the inner bag is inflated.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.